Mitten tip



U. T. MARR MITTEN TIP Filed Jan. l5, 1940 Nov. l1, 1941 Patented Nov.11, 1941 MITTEN TIP Urban T. Marr, Appleton, Wis., assignor to ZwickerKnitting Mills, Appleton, Wis., a corporation of Wisconsin ApplicationJanuary 15, 1940, serial No. 31?.,941 1 claim. (ci. 2 158) My inventionrelates to improvements in mitten tips. y

The object of my invention is to provide a mitten tip which, althoughmuch more economical of m'anufacture,.is constructed, shaped anddesigned to complete the general contour and color scheme of the mittengenerally rather than to break up and distort those features of a mittenas has been customary in the past.

More particularly stated, it is the object of my inventionto use acut-sewed seam for the closure of a mitten tip, whereby to retain thecontinuity of structure of the knit body of the mitten to the extremetip, and to so complete the textile margin of the tip as to avoid theheretofore objectionable features of` this cutsewed type of seam'.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective of a knit mitten with my n'ew tip.

Fig. 2 is a plan of the tip portion of a tubular mitten body in courseof construction.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but illustrating the first stage of acut-seaming operation.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 with the cutseaming operationcompleted.

Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a view of the tip portion of the mitten shown in Fig. 5 butwith the tube turned to conceal the raw seam.

Fig. 7 isa section on line l-I of Fig. l.

Like parts are identified by the same reference characters throughoutthe several views.

Figure 6 shows the well known type of seam constructionused in cheaperknit mittens prior to my invention. This seam is produced by the severalsteps illustrated in Figures 2 to 6, inclusive, wh'erein the usualtubular body IU of the mitten is made of any desired textile such asjersey, which is cut at II from the -continuous tube.

The next stage is the formation of the mitten tip is the cut-seaming ofthe rounded tip as shown in Fig. 3. This is done with the tube reversedor turned inside out. A seam I2 is sewed in an arc to close `the tip andthe surplus material I3 is removed by cutting in a manner well known inthe art. The tipof the mitten after cut-seaming is shown in Figures 4and 5, the raw seam edge I4 being ready for reversal of th'e tube.

When the raw seam I4 has been reversed to its. ultimate dispositioninterorly of the mitten as shown in Fig. 6, two rounded wales I6 ateither side of th'e seam groove Il remain as a disf'lguring distortionof the mitten tip. If there is a pattern in the knitted formation of thetube, 'either by way of color or variety of stitch these Wales distortor misalign the pattern, with the result that mittens of thisconstruction hiave been rejected on the market, or relegated to a typeof trad'e or price class much lower than their intrinsic Value wouldnormally dictate.

I have, therefore, added a new and effective structural and ornamentalfeature of construction including loops of resilient complementaryknitted or textile material corresponding or artistically contrasting incolor with the body of the mitten.

The functions of the oversealming material I8 are principally three innumber. Somewhat obviously the one function is that of hiding the seamgroove Il. In |accomplishing this, I provide a sufficient number ofloops of yarn or thread to the inch to constitute a flairly tight screenwhich effectively disposes of the, seam groove as a disiiguring feature.

Th-e second function of the overseaming is the resilient drawing of thewales I6 into closer relationship and into a different configuration asshown in Fig. I where it will be noted that the seam groove I1 isattened or straightened and the wales are so shaped as to make a taperedand rounded tip I9, contrasting greatly with the old double Wale andgrooved seam shown in Fig. 6.

The third function of my overseaming is the provision of reinforcementfor the mitten tip.

The overseaming which I use at IB is a resilient weaving or knittingstitch which is worked into the fabric of the tube I0 at the wales I6and I place some tension on the loops or stitches so that a drawingaction takes place. Thus, in the life of the mitten, the seam remainssymmetrical and holds a contour which completes rather than distorts thelines of the mitten, and because I use colors and weights of yarn orthread complementary to the body of the mitten, my complete article,although economically produced; takes its proper place in the market asdesirable merchandise capable of drawing premium prices.

I claim:

A tip construction for a mitten having a nating in a nger tip portionsewed and cut to provide a seam having raw inwardly turned margins,spaced parallel wales 'extending from the sides of the seam and forminga seam groove on the outside thereof, and stitch concealing overseaminginterlaced with the fabric of the 2,262,463 tubular finger receivingbody, said body termimitten and disposed on the outside of the mittentip to cover the seam groove between the wales whereby to retain thesmooth continuity of the knitted body of the mitten to the extremity ofthe tip.

URBAN T. MARR.

